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Prime Minister Godwin Friday speaking at a press conference in Kingstown on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.

Public sector workers, pensioners to get bonus next week

The New Democratic Party (NDP) government will pay, next week, the salary bonus that the party promised to public sector workers during the campaign for the Nov. 27 general election….

23 Jan 2026 10:29PM

Politics

From left: Consul General to New York, Roland “Patel” Matthews; Ambassador to the United Nations, Vynnette Frederick, High Commissioner of SVG to the United Kingdom, Brereton Horne; Prime Minister of SVG, Godwin Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fitz Bramble; Ambassador Designate to the Republic of Cuba, Angella Ideisha Jackson, Ambassador Designate to the Republic of China on Taiwan Kenton X. Chance, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Investment & Diaspora Affairs, Sandy Peters-Phillips.

iWN founder Kenton Chance among new SVG diplomats

23 Jan 2026 5:00AM

The defendant, Antonette Nero leaves the Georgetown Magistrate's Court on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.

Unemployed woman to pay $450 for injuries caused by water bottle

23 Jan 2026 4:22AM

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Godwin Friday, left, and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis counterpart, Terrance Drew, after their meeting in Argyle on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

PMs Friday, Drew hold ‘a very fruitful discussion’ on regional matters

21 Jan 2026 8:14AM

VIDEO: Pleased with progress but prepped for next problem

20 Jan 2026 10:31AM

Kimron Lavia leaves the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after chalking up his first conviction on Monday, Jan. 19, 2025.

Missile-throwing incident results in man’s first conviction

A 27-year-old Mt Bentick, Georgetown man on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, resulting in his first conviction. Kimron Lavia pleaded guilty at the…

20 Jan 2026 8:51AM

Court & Crime